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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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